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<i>Good morning,<br>
<br>
I'm not sure how many of our wings are following this exceptional
opportunity, but we in the MER have partnered to receive this
communication from FEMA and thought you might like to have it
too. The bulletin includes very timely and interesting
information that relates to many of our missions. <br>
<br>
In this particular bulletin has an article that showcases EMI
training for ES Managers that we might find helpful.<br>
<br>
v/r<br>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Lt Col Karen L. Copenhaver, CAP<span
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Middle East Region Deputy Director of Public
Affairs<span style="font-family:"Times New
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing">Civil Air Patrol, U.S. Air Force Auxiliary <span
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><a href="http://GoCivilAirPatrol.com"><span
style="color:blue">http://GoCivilAirPatrol.com</span></a> <span
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<td>External Affairs Bulletin Week of November 30, 2015</td>
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<td>Tue, 1 Dec 2015 20:14:57 +0000</td>
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style="padding:0in
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<h3
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:center"
align="center">
<span
style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#676767">Important
Dates &
Deadlines<o:p></o:p></span></h3>
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<p
class="MsoNormal"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/2015-building-resilience-through-public-private-partnerships-conference-tickets-19175910665"><span
style="color:#1D5782;text-decoration:none"><img id="Picture_x0020_12"
src="cid:part21.07020503.00050600@smyth.net"
alt="December
10 -- Fifth
Annual
Building
Resilience
through
Public-Private
Partnerships
Conference
(multiple
dates)"
border="0"
height="74"
width="74"></span></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times
New
Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td
style="padding:.75pt
.75pt .75pt
.75pt"><br>
</td>
<td
style="padding:.75pt
.75pt .75pt
.75pt">
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/2015-building-resilience-through-public-private-partnerships-conference-tickets-19175910665"><span
style="color:#2372C8">Fifth Annual Building Resilience through
Public-Private
Partnerships
Conference
(multiple
dates)</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p
class="MsoNormal"><span
style="display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<table
class="MsoNormalTable"
style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse" border="0" width="100%"
cellpadding="0"
cellspacing="0">
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<p
class="MsoNormal"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.careers.fema.gov/"><span
style="color:#1D5782;text-decoration:none"><img
id="Picture_x0020_11" src="cid:part24.06030907.09010302@smyth.net"
alt="December
14 -- FEMA
Hiring Event
in Pasadena,
California
(multiple
dates)"
border="0"
height="74"
width="74"></span></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times
New
Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td
style="padding:.75pt
.75pt .75pt
.75pt"><br>
</td>
<td
style="padding:.75pt
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.75pt">
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.careers.fema.gov/"><span
style="color:#2372C8">FEMA
Hiring Event
in Pasadena,
California
(multiple
dates)</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p
class="MsoNormal"><span
style="display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<table
class="MsoNormalTable"
style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse" border="0" width="100%"
cellpadding="0"
cellspacing="0">
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<p
class="MsoNormal"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://fema.connectsolutions.com/campusres/event/registration.html"><span
style="color:#1D5782;text-decoration:none"><img id="Picture_x0020_10"
src="cid:part27.01040800.03030201@smyth.net"
alt="December
16 -- Tools
for Creating
Campus
Resilience
Webinar"
border="0"
height="74"
width="74"></span></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times
New
Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td
style="padding:.75pt
.75pt .75pt
.75pt"><br>
</td>
<td
style="padding:.75pt
.75pt .75pt
.75pt">
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://fema.connectsolutions.com/campusres/event/registration.html"><span
style="color:#2372C8">Tools for Creating Campus Resilience Webinar</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p
class="MsoNormal"><span
style="display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<table
class="MsoNormalTable"
style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse" border="0" width="100%"
cellpadding="0"
cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td
style="padding:.75pt
.75pt .75pt
.75pt">
<p
class="MsoNormal"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.fema.gov/federal-flood-risk-management-standard-ffrms"><span
style="color:#1D5782;text-decoration:none"><img id="Picture_x0020_9"
src="cid:part30.01090907.07060902@smyth.net"
alt="Dec 17 --
Federal Flood
Risk
Management
Standard
Implementation
Open Comment
Period"
border="0"
height="74"
width="74"></span></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times
New
Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td
style="padding:.75pt
.75pt .75pt
.75pt"><br>
</td>
<td
style="padding:.75pt
.75pt .75pt
.75pt">
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.fema.gov/federal-flood-risk-management-standard-ffrms"><span
style="color:#2372C8">Federal Flood Risk Management Standard
Implementation
Open Comment
Period</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p
class="MsoNormal"><span
style="display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<table
class="MsoNormalTable"
style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse" border="0" width="100%"
cellpadding="0"
cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td
style="padding:.75pt
.75pt .75pt
.75pt">
<p
class="MsoNormal"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/111781"><span
style="color:#1D5782;text-decoration:none"><img id="Picture_x0020_8"
src="cid:part33.04060701.01040009@smyth.net"
alt="Jan 1 --
New
"Public
Assistance
Program and
Policy
Guide"
Effective"
border="0"
height="74"
width="74"></span></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times
New
Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td
style="padding:.75pt
.75pt .75pt
.75pt"><br>
</td>
<td
style="padding:.75pt
.75pt .75pt
.75pt">
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/111781"><span
style="color:#2372C8">New "Public Assistance Program and Policy Guide"
Effective</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p
class="MsoNormal"><span
style="display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<table
class="MsoNormalTable"
style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse" border="0" width="100%"
cellpadding="0"
cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td
style="padding:.75pt
.75pt .75pt
.75pt">
<p
class="MsoNormal"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.regulations.gov/#%21documentDetail;D=FEMA_FRDOC_0001-4824"><span
style="color:#1D5782;text-decoration:none"><img id="Picture_x0020_7"
src="cid:part36.03010707.09070601@smyth.net"
alt="Jan 11 --
Individual
Assistance
Declaration
Criteria for
States Open
Comment
Period"
border="0"
height="74"
width="74"></span></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times
New
Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td
style="padding:.75pt
.75pt .75pt
.75pt"><br>
</td>
<td
style="padding:.75pt
.75pt .75pt
.75pt">
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.regulations.gov/#%21documentDetail;D=FEMA_FRDOC_0001-4824"><span
style="color:#2372C8">Individual Assistance Declaration Criteria for
States Open
Comment Period</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p
class="MsoNormal"><span
style="display:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<table
class="MsoNormalTable"
style="width:100.0%;border-collapse:collapse" border="0" width="100%"
cellpadding="0"
cellspacing="0">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td
style="padding:.75pt
.75pt .75pt
.75pt">
<p
class="MsoNormal"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fema.gov/firegrants/afggrants/index.shtm"><span
style="color:#1D5782;text-decoration:none"><img id="Picture_x0020_6"
src="cid:part39.00080503.06030504@smyth.net"
alt="January
17 --
Assistance to
Firefighters
Grant Program
Application
Period"
border="0"
height="74"
width="74"></span></a><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times
New
Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td
style="padding:.75pt
.75pt .75pt
.75pt"><br>
</td>
<td
style="padding:.75pt
.75pt .75pt
.75pt">
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fema.gov/firegrants/afggrants/index.shtm"><span
style="color:#2372C8">Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program
Application
Deadline</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<h1
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="link_1448903865928" id="link_1448903865928"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000">FEMA
Publishes New
Public
Assistance
Program and
Policy Guide</span></a><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">FEMA
published the
<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fema.gov/media-library/assets/documents/111781"><span
style="color:#2372C8">"Public
Assistance
Program and
Policy Guide"</span></a>
that combines
all existing
policies into
a
self-contained,
simple,
adaptable, and
searchable
publication.
The new
"Public
Assistance
Program and
Policy Guide"
will replace
all existing
Public
Assistance
(PA)
publications
as well as the
9500 series
policies. The
consolidation
of PA policies
and guidance
documents into
a single
publication
will eliminate
duplication
and perceived
inconsistency
among the
different
documents and
policies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">The
"Public
Assistance
Program and
Policy Guide"
will be
effective for
disasters
declared on or
after January
1, 2016.
Disasters that
were declared
prior to
January 1,
2016 will
still follow
the 9500
series
policies,
which were in
effect at the
time of the
disaster being
declared.
There are no
substantive
policy changes
in the new
guide.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">The
Public
Assistance
program
anticipates
that the Guide
will be
updated
annually.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">In
the last ten
years, the
FEMA Public
Assistance
program
averaged $4.7
billion in
disaster
assistance
annually,
making it the
agency’s
largest grant
program. The
Public
Assistance
program
provides
financial
assistance to
state, local,
tribal, and
territorial
governments
and certain
private
non-profits to
aid their
recovery
following a
disaster or
emergency. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div
class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:center" align="center">
<hr
align="center"
size="2"
width="100%">
</div>
<h1
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="link_1448652780567" id="link_1448652780567"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000">Assistance
to
Firefighters
Grant Program
Application
Period Begins</span></a><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">The
Fiscal Year
(FY) 2015
Assistance to
Firefighters
Grant Program
(AFG) will
open on <b>Monday,
December 7,
2015 at 8 a.m.
EST</b> and
will close on
<b>Friday,
January 15,
2016, at 5
p.m. EST.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">The
<i>Department
of Homeland
Security
Appropriations
Act</i>, (Pub.
L. 113-76)
provides
$306,000,000
in AFG Program
funding to
assist fire
departments
and
nonaffiliated
ambulance and
emergency
medical
service
organizations
meet their
firefighting
and emergency
response
needs. The AFG
Program
enables these
organizations
to obtain the
tools and
resources
necessary to
more
effectively
protect the
health and
safety of the
public and
emergency
response
personnel.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Grant
guidance for
this program
will be
available at <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.grants.gov/"><span
style="color:#2372C8"></span></a><a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.grants.gov"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.grants.gov">www.grants.gov</a></a></span>,
and is
currently
available for
applicant
review at <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fema.gov/firegrants/afggrants/index.shtm"><span
style="color:#2372C8"></span></a><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.fema.gov/firegrants/afggrants/index.shtm">www.fema.gov/firegrants/afggrants/index.shtm</a>.
The <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fema.gov/pdf/firegrants/Get_Ready_Guide.pdf"><span
style="color:#2372C8">“Get
Ready Guide”</span></a>
may also be
useful for
potential
applicants and
is provided to
answer
questions and
to help
prepare grant
applications.<o:p></o:p></p>
<div
class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:center" align="center">
<hr
align="center"
size="2"
width="100%">
</div>
<h1
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="link_1448905646876" id="link_1448905646876"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000">First
Annual
Voluntary
Organization
Partnership
Day –
Washington,
D.C.</span></a><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">On
October 27,
2015, FEMA’s
Voluntary
Agency
Liaisons (<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fema.gov/voluntary-faith-based-community-based-organizations/"><span
style="color:#2372C8">VALs</span></a>), the National Voluntary
Organizations
Active in
Disaster (<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.nvoad.org/"><span style="color:#2372C8">National VOAD</span></a>),
and the <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.dhs.gov/dhs-center-faith-based-neighborhood-partnerships"><span
style="color:#2372C8">DHS Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood
Partnerships</span></a>
co-hosted the
<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fema.gov/events-voluntary-efforts"><span
style="color:#2372C8">First
Annual
Voluntary
Organization
Partnership
Day</span></a>.<b>
</b>This
unique event
recognized the
valuable
services and
support our
voluntary,
faith-based,
and community
partners
provide to
disaster
survivors
before,
during, and
after an
event.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">A
special thank
you to the
inaugural
event’s 36
exhibitors,
which included
National and
State VOAD
member
organizations,
other whole
community
partners
involved in
disaster
response and
recovery, and
FEMA
components.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">If
you would like
to share your
experiences or
photos from
this event, or
want to learn
more, please
search or post
on social
media using
hashtag
#VOPD15, or
contact AC
Claud (<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:alfred.claud@fema.dhs.gov"><span style="color:#2372C8"></span></a><a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:alfred.claud@fema.dhs.gov"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:alfred.claud@fema.dhs.gov">alfred.claud@fema.dhs.gov</a></a></span>),
Voluntary
Agency
Liaison, FEMA
Individual
Assistance.<o:p></o:p></p>
<div
class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:center" align="center">
<hr
align="center"
size="2"
width="100%">
</div>
<h1
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="link_1448651576152" id="link_1448651576152"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000">Ready.gov
Goes Mobile
and M.FEMA.gov
Will Sunset</span></a><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">After
many years of
planning and
months of hard
work, <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ready.gov/"><span style="color:#2372C8"></span></a><a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.ready.gov"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.ready.gov">www.ready.gov</a></a></span> became mobile
friendly. You
can now visit
<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ready.gov/"><span style="color:#2372C8"></span></a><a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.ready.gov"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.ready.gov">www.ready.gov</a></a> on your phone, tablet, and
desktop
computer and
have the same
content
experience. We
are continuing
to update and
streamline
content on the
site. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Now
that <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ready.gov/"><span style="color:#2372C8">ready.gov</span></a>
and <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fema.gov/"><span style="color:#2372C8">fema.gov</span></a>
are both
mobile-enabled,
m.fema.gov
will be sunset
in December as
it is no
longer needed.
Thank you to
everyone who
helped us
promote the
mobile site
over the
years, and
thank you for
visiting and
promoting the
mobile-enabled
<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.ready.gov/"><span style="color:#2372C8">ready.gov</span></a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:center" align="center"><img id="Picture_x0020_5"
src="cid:part65.06010603.01060601@smyth.net"
alt="www.ready.gov" border="0" height="263" width="546"><span
style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times
New
Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<h1
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="link_1447775296979" id="link_1447775296979"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000">Emergency
Management
Institute
Equips States
to Train
Emergency
Managers</span></a><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">FEMA
provides
training for
emergency
responders
through our
Emergency
Management
Institute
(EMI). EMI
serves as the
national focal
point for the
development
and delivery
of emergency
management
training to
enhance the
capabilities
of federal,
state, local,
tribal, and
territorial
government
officials,
volunteer
organizations,
and the public
and private
sectors to
minimize the
impact of
disasters on
the American
public.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Among
EMI’s many
programs and
courses, The
National
Emergency
Management
Basic Academy
is the
entry-point
for
individuals
pursuing a
career in
emergency
management.
The Basic
Academy offers
the tools to
develop
comprehensive
foundational
skills needed
in emergency
management.
For those who
are new to
emergency
management,
the Basic
Academy also
provides a
unique
opportunity to
build
camaraderie,
to establish
professional
contacts, and
to understand
the roles,
responsibilities,
and legal
boundaries
associated
with emergency
management.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Virginia
and North
Carolina are
the first
states to
adopt the
curriculum as
part of their
emergency
management
training
standards.
More
information
about how
federal,
state, local,
tribal, and
territorial
emergency
management
offices can
adopt the
Basic Academy
training for
emergency
managers and
other partners
who serve
during
disasters and
emergencies
can be found <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.fema.gov/blog/2015-11-30/one-emergency-management-team-one-training-standard">
<span
style="color:#2372C8">on
the FEMA blog</span></a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="text-align:center" align="center">
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align="center"
size="2"
width="100%">
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<h1
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="link_1448904966717" id="link_1448904966717"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000">FEMA
Hiring Event
at Pasadena,
California</span></a><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">FEMA
is hiring!
Utilize your
skills in
construction,
engineering,
and insurance
to support
survivors in
need. Visit
the "Find a
Job" section
on <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.careers.fema.gov/"><span style="color:#2372C8"></span></a><a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.careers.fema.gov"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.careers.fema.gov">www.careers.fema.gov</a></a></span>
and apply for
one of our
Public
Assistance
Reservist job
openings. If
you qualify,
you may
receive an
invite to our
FEMA Hiring
event on <b>December
14-19</b> in
Pasadena,
California. On
the spot job
offers will be
made, so apply
today!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Resumes
can be sent to
<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:FEMA-HC-ServiceDesk@fema.dhs.gov"><span
style="color:#2372C8"></span></a><a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:FEMA-HC-ServiceDesk@fema.dhs.gov"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:FEMA-HC-ServiceDesk@fema.dhs.gov">FEMA-HC-ServiceDesk@fema.dhs.gov</a></a></span>.
Applicants can
also call
1-866-896-8003
for more
information.<o:p></o:p></p>
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class="MsoNormal"
style="text-align:center" align="center">
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align="center"
size="2"
width="100%">
</div>
<h1
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="link_1448305462105" id="link_1448305462105"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000">REMINDER:
The Way
Forward –
Fifth Annual
Building
Resilience
through
Public-Private
Partnerships
Conference</span></a><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">FEMA
and partners
will hold the
Fifth Annual
Building
Resilience
through
Public-Private
Partnerships
Conference on
<b>December
10-11, 2015</b>
in New
Orleans,
Louisiana.
Each year
participants
from the
public and
private
sectors
convene to
promote
innovation in
furthering
public-private
partnerships
to enhance
prevention,
protection,
response,
recovery, and
mitigation for
all-hazards
resilience.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">The
conference
brings
together more
than 300
industry
executives and
government and
nonprofit
leadership
from across
the emergency
management and
homeland
security
enterprise.
For those
interested in
participating
in the in
person
conference
there is still
time to <b><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/2015-building-resilience-through-public-private-partnerships-conference-tickets-19175910665"><span
style="color:#2372C8">register</span></a></b>. For more information and
to check out
the conference
agenda visit <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.dhs.gov/event/Public-Private-Partnerships-Conference"><span
style="color:#2372C8"></span></a><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.dhs.gov/event/Public-Private-Partnerships-Conference">www.dhs.gov/event/Public-Private-Partnerships-Conference</a></span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Sponsored
this year by
FEMA, in
partnership
with the U.S.
Department of
Homeland
Security
through the
National
Protection and
Programs
Directorate
and Private
Sector Office,
and North
American
Aerospace
Defense
Command and
U.S. Northern
Command.
Planned in
collaboration
with: American
Logistics Aid
Network
(ALAN),
American Red
Cross,
Business
Executives for
National
Security
(BENS),
Business
Forward,
National
Incident
Management
Systems &
Advanced
Technologies,
University of
Louisiana at
Lafayette, The
U.S. Chamber
of Commerce,
and The U.S.
Chamber of
Commerce
Foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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class="MsoNormal"
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align="center"
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width="100%">
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<h1
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="link_1446239373298" id="link_1446239373298"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000">REMINDER:
Tools for
Creating
Campus
Resilience
Webinar</span></a><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">FEMA's
Emergency
Management
Institute, in
partnership
with the DHS
Office of
Academic
Engagement,
FEMA Region
VII, and U.S.
Fire
Administration,
will present a
webinar titled
"Tools for
Creating
Campus
Resilience" on
<b>December 16
from 1:30-2:30
p.m. ET</b>.
The webinar
will discuss
ReadyCampus,
the DHS Campus
Resilience
Pilot Program
for Colleges
and
Universities.
This
student-centered
program brings
together many
prominent
organizations,
private
sector, and
local
volunteer
organizations
to teach
general
preparedness
to students
and staff, and
the U.S. Fire
Administration's
Campus Fire
Safety
Program.
Natural,
technological,
and health
hazards can
all affect
daily campus
operations.
Institutions
are encouraged
to regularly
review,
update, and
exercise their
emergency
plans.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Participants
should <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://fema.connectsolutions.com/campusres/event/registration.html"><span
style="color:#2372C8">register in advance</span></a> for the online
webinar.
Closed
captioning
will be
provided. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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align="center"
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width="100%">
</div>
<h1
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="link_1448292759934" id="link_1448292759934"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000">REMINDER:
FEMA's Intent
to Implement
the Federal
Flood Risk
Management
Standard</span></a><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">FEMA’s
Federal
Insurance and
Mitigation
Administration
released
FEMA’s
Leadership
Intent to
implement the
Federal Flood
Risk
Management
Standard
(FFRMS). The
Intent
describes the
framework FEMA
is proposing
to implement
for Executive
Order (E.O.)
13690 and the
Federal Flood
Risk
Management
Standard.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">E.O.
13690 provides
federal
agencies
flexibility to
choose from
one or more
approaches to
identify an
elevation
requirement
above the base
flood
elevation.
Additionally,
E.O. 13690
amended E.O.
11988 to set
forth a higher
level of
resilience for
activities
where even a
slight chance
of flooding is
too great. The
Intent
outlines
FEMA’s
approach to
standardize
its use of the
multiple
elevation
requirements
above the base
flood
elevation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Continuing
our commitment
to an open,
collaborative,
stakeholder-focused
process in
implementing
the FFRMS,
FEMA is
sharing this
framework for
public comment
on FEMA’s
website.
Public
comments
received will
continue to
inform the
regulatory and
policy
development
process.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">For
more
information,
visit<a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.fema.gov/federal-flood-risk-management-standard-ffrms"><span
style="color:#2372C8"> </span></a><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.fema.gov/federal-flood-risk-management-standard-ffrms">www.fema.gov/federal-flood-risk-management-standard-ffrms</a></span>
or send
comments by <b>December
17, 2015</b>,
to <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:FEMA-EO11988-13690@fema.dhs.gov"><span
style="color:#2372C8"></span></a><a
class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:FEMA-EO11988-13690@fema.dhs.gov"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:FEMA-EO11988-13690@fema.dhs.gov">FEMA-EO11988-13690@fema.dhs.gov</a></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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align="center"
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width="100%">
</div>
<h1
style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:3.75pt;margin-left:0in"><a
moz-do-not-send="true" name="link_1444398732115" id="link_1444398732115"><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000">REMINDER:
FEMA Seeks
Input on
Individual
Assistance
Declaration
Criteria for
States</span></a><span
style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#C30000"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">FEMA
is seeking
public comment
on proposed
changes to
regulation
describing
FEMA’s
Individual
Assistance
(IA)
declarations
criteria. FEMA
published the
proposed rule
in the <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/11/12/2015-28570/factors-considered-when-evaluating-a-governors-request-for-individual-assistance-for-a-major">
<span
style="color:#2372C8">Federal
Register</span></a>,
and is seeking
comments by <b>January
11, 2016</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">The
Sandy Recovery
Improvement
Act (SRIA)
requires FEMA
to review,
update and
revise,
through
rulemaking,
the factors it
uses to
measure the
severity,
magnitude, and
impact of a
disaster. The
proposed rule,
which has a 60
day public
comment
period, is
intended to
provide more
objective and
clear IA
declaration
factors and
speed the
declaration
process,
including
FEMA’s
recommendation
to the
President on
whether a
major disaster
declaration
authorizing IA
is warranted.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">The
proposed rule
largely
expands and
clarifies
current
factors and
aligns them
with the data
presently
collected to
support the
evaluation
process and
adds
additional
data sets
easily
accessible by
states. FEMA
reviewed the
current
factors and
the proposed
rule intends
to revise the
current
factors by
including:
State Fiscal
Capacity and
Resource
Availability,
Uninsured Home
and Personal
Property
Losses,
Disaster
Impacted
Population
Profile,
Impact to
Community
Infrastructure,
Casualties,
and Disaster
Related
Unemployment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="gdp"
style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span
style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323232">Comments
are due on <b>January
11, 2016</b>,
and can be <a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.regulations.gov/#%21documentDetail;D=FEMA_FRDOC_0001-4824">
<span
style="color:#2372C8">submitted
online.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="width:30.0pt;background:#3E526B;padding:0in
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